The Direction-Social Democracy government, the first single-party administration since independence in 1993, enjoys a solid mandate. Opponents on the right will try to reshape the political balance—particularly a perceived lack of enthusiasm for business—in the election for the presidency scheduled for March. The government, led by the prime minister, Robert Fico, will press on with budget-balancing reforms involving taxes, health care and pensions, and the privatisation of some state assets. A splurge on infrastructure will help lift the economy after a mini-slump in 2013.